
Stanislav Grishin, co-founder of the Ukrainian company General Chereshnya, said in an interview with the Guardian that Russia's Geranium jet drones took Ukraine by surprise due to Kyiv's shortage of small jet engines to produce interceptors, noting that production would take three to four months.
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In the context of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, where drones are playing an increasingly important role, the Ukrainian company General Chereshnya is positioning itself as a manufacturer of FPV drones and interceptors in Ukraine.
Stanislav Grishin, co-founder of Ukrainian drone firm General Chereshnya, admitted that Russia's advanced Geranium jet drones took Ukraine by surprise, lamenting Europe's failure to help Kyiv.
“We must admit that these ‘reactive’... (‘Geraniums’ - ed.) took us by surprise,” Grishin said in an interview with the British Guardian newspaper.
The manufacturer believes that the key problem for Kyiv is the shortage of small jet engines with which these drones are equipped. Grishin also noted that neither Ukraine nor Europe have created the industrial capacity to produce them in the required quantities. According to his estimates, Kyiv will need three to four months to start producing a sufficient number of interceptors.
The General Chereshnya company positions itself as the first manufacturer of FPV drones and interceptor drones in Ukraine.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukraine will start producing a sufficient number of Geranium drone interceptors in three to four months
Possible · Within months

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